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Minerals (Submerged Lands) Act 1981
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C2004C05404
01 January 1994
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24 February 1994
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Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
3 Interpretation
4 Adjacent areas
5 Spaces above and below adjacent areas
6 Extension to certain Territories
7 Application of Act
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Part II—The Joint Authorities
8 Establishment of Joint Authorities
9 Acting Ministers
10 Functions of Joint Authorities
11 Procedure of Joint Authorities
12 Notification by Designated Authority of decisions by Joint Authority
13 Certain Territories
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Part III—Application of Laws
14 Application of laws in areas adjacent to States
15 Jurisdiction of State courts
16 Application of laws in areas adjacent to Territories
17 Jurisdiction of Territory courts
18 Parts IV and V not affected by this Part
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Part IV—Mining
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Division 1—Preliminary
19 Designated Authorities
20 Delegation
21 Graticulation of Earth's surface and constitution of blocks
22 Reservation of blocks
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Division 2—Exploration permits
23 Application for permit
24 Form of application for permit etc.
25 Grant or refusal of permit
26 Rights conferred by permit
27 Term of permit
28 Application for renewal of permit
29 Application for renewal of permit to be in respect of reduced area
30 Grant or refusal of renewal of permit
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Division 3—Production licences
31 Application for licence
32 Form of application for licence etc.
33 Grant or refusal of licence
34 Rights conferred by licence
35 Term of licence
36 Application for renewal of licence
37 Grant or refusal of renewal of licence
38 Works to be carried out
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Division 4—Works Authorities
39 Application for works authority
40 Grant of works authority
41 Rights conferred by works authority
42 Term of works authority
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Division 5—Registration of instruments
43 Register of certain instruments to be kept
44 Other matters to be entered in Register
45 Creation of interests in permits etc.
46 True consideration to be shown
47 Devolution of permits etc.
48 Caveats
49 Joint Authority etc. not concerned with certain matters
50 Production and inspection of documents
51 Inspection of Register and documents
52 Evidentiary provisions
53 Appeals
54 Joint Authority etc. not liable to certain actions
55 Offences
56 Assessment of fee
57 Supreme Court
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Division 6—General
58 Information to be furnished
59 False or misleading statements etc.
60 Conditions of permit etc.
61 No conditions as to payment of moneys
62 Notice of grant of permit etc. to be published
63 Work practices
64 Section 63 to have effect subject to this Act etc.
65 Directions
66 Compliance with directions
67 Exemptions, variations etc.
68 Extension of term of permit where operations delayed etc.
69 Suspension of rights conferred by permit
70 Surrender of permit etc.
71 Cancellation of permit etc.
72 Cancellation of permit etc. not affected by other provisions
73 Removal of property etc.
74 Scientific investigations
75 Interference with other rights
76 Safety zones
77 Property in minerals
78 Records etc. to be kept
79 Release of information
80 Inspectors
81 Functions of inspectors
82 Designated Authority may require information to be furnished etc.
83 Power to examine on oath or affirmation
84 Failure to furnish information etc.
85 Fees received on behalf of Commonwealth
86 Payments by Commonwealth to States and Northern Territory
87 Publication in Gazette
88 Judicial notice
89 Service
90 Exploration for, and recovery of, minerals
91 Continuing offences
92. Prosecution of offences
93 Orders for forfeiture
94 Time for bringing proceedings for offences
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Division 7—Transitional provisions
95 Interpretation
96 This Division prevails over other provisions
97 Exploration etc. under prescribed instruments
98 Certain portions of blocks to be blocks
99 Application for permit etc.
100 Grant of transitional permit etc.
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Part V—Miscellaneous
101 Jurisdiction of courts
102 Validation of certain acts
103 Points etc. to be ascertained by reference to Australian Geodetic Datum
104 Certain points etc. to be ascertained by other means
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105 Regulations
Notes to the STYLEREF ShortT \* MERGEFORMAT Minerals (Submerged Lands) Act 1981
